coaxing
Meaning of coaxing
verb
- To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
- To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
He coaxed the horse gently into the trailer.
- To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position.
They coaxed the rope through the pipe.
- The act of one who coaxes.
After innumerable coaxings and threats, he agreed to do it.
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Hyphenation of coaxing
coax-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- coaxing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
coaxing synonyms
Meaning ingratiatory:
Meaning blarney:
Meaning :
ease, cajole, canoodle, persuade, wheedle, caress, grope
Words that rhyme with coaxing
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